T9i2 Grasses and Leguminous Citors in New York 



Timothy is used in both for quick results; the choice of blue 

 grass depends on the character of the soil ; orchard grass may be 

 objected to by many, but it gives good early and very late feed, 

 and in such a mixture does not tend to grow in such undesirable 

 clumps as in a thin seeding. Redtop and meadow fescue are good 

 grasses under luoist conditions, although of little use on dry land. 

 On the other hand, awnless brome, which is in great favor in 

 the semiarid West, is proving of high value on the drier lands of 

 the state, where it outyields and outranks timothy. Alsike and 

 a little w^hite clover is of almost universal use. The amount of 

 seed used per acre will not need much variation, from the totals 

 given in the table; evenness of distribution is of more importance. 

 Broadcasting by hand is almost essential where orchard grass has 

 a place in the mixturci, as few seeding machines are capable of 

 handling it. 



PASTURE LANDS CAPABLE OF CULTIVATION 



The third class of pasture lands — those entirely capable of 

 cultivation — should be handled much the same as for meadow 

 seeding, with the exception of the mixture used, bearing in 

 mind, however, that the seeding is for a long-time stand and the 

 preparation and fertilization therefore must be fine and thorough. 

 The rate of seeding of the nurse crop, whethex it be rye, wheat, 

 or barley, should be much less than for a full crop of grain, to 

 avoid robbing the grass seeding of needed moisture at a critical 

 time. 



Mauv failures are recorded from undue haste in using a newlv- 

 seeded pasture. It takes time to produce a full, firm sod, and 

 great caution must be used in not pasturing too early nor too 

 heavily. 



CARE 



Weeds are the great enemy of pasture lands. Where good seed- 

 ing and fertilization have been practiced, they can scarcely obtain 

 a foothold, but are over ready to occupy any space where for any 

 reason the tame grasses have been killed. Reseeding is the best 

 remedy, where possible, but on the rough lands there is little to 

 be done beyond preventing, as far as possible by clipping, the 

 weeds from going to seed. Chemical a]iplications, such as salt, 

 are of doubtful value and are of considerable expense. 



